CVE-2005-4438 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in Dec2Rar.dll version 3.2.14.3, a component of the Symantec Antivirus Library used across various Symantec products. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious RAR archives with malformed sub-block header length values. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.2.14.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dec2rar.dll:dec2rar.dll:3.2.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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